Dumping-wagon.



A. MAXWELL.

DUMPING WAGON.

APBLIOATION FILED NOV. 9. 1007.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

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APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 9, 1907.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

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Witness k ARTHUR MAXWELL, OF PIQUA, OHIO.

DUMPINGJVAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Application filed November 9, 1907. fleriaI No. 40$,450.

I '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR MAXWELL, a citizen of the United itates,residing at Pique, in the county of Miami and State of .Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Dumping-Wagons, of whichthe following is a specification.

The present invention relates in general to vehicles and moreparticularly to an improved dumping wagon embodying novel means formounting the wagon body and for retaining the same either in an uprightor a dumping osition.

The ob ect 0 the invention is to provide a wagon of this character whichis durable and lnexpensive in its construction and is peculiarlydesigned so as to be readily manipulated by a single operator.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of constructlon and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top planview of a dumping wagon embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the same, parts being re moved. Fig. 3 is a side elevationshowing the wagon body in an upright position. Fig. 4 is a similar viewshowing the wagon bo y when dum ed. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view oft dumping lever. Corresponding and like parts are referred to in thefollowing description and indicated in all the views of the drawings bythe same reference characters.

The runnin gear of the wagon comprises the front whee s 1 and the rearwheels 2 supporting a frame 3 of novel construction. This frame ispreferably formed entirely of metal and comprises a rearwardly facing Usha ed member 3, the rear portion of the limbs of which constitute thespaced and parallel side pieces 4. The forward portion of this U shamember 3 extends around a plate 241m is rigidly connected thereto, thesaid plate being rovided with an opening for receiving the bolt andconstituting a portion of the fi h wheel. It will also be observedthat'the two limbs of the U shaped member 8 are connected immediatelyforward of the parallel side pieces 4 by a pair of s aced transversebars 5 which re-' mforce t e frame in an obvious manner. The wagon body6 is movably mounted bee catch for engaging the between the lever andthe upright bar.

tween the side pieces 4- so as to swing about a horizontal axis and isadapted to be swung either forwardly intoar upright position orrearwardly into a. dum ing position. This wagon body 6 may be of anyapproved form and in the present instance is shown as constructed with arounded bottom and as provided with a cover 7 comprising a hingedsection-7. Connecting the side pieces a of the vehicle frame is an axle8 having the rear wheels 2 mounted upon the extremities thereof, theintermediate portion of the axle being given a crank formation asindicated at 8 and serving as a support for the wagon body 6, the saidwagon body being so mounted upon the axle as to be balanced thereon whenin an upright position. Extending forwardly from each side of the wagonbody (3 is an arm 9 designed to engage the upper face of one of thecross bars 5 when the wagon body is swung into an upright posi tion. Alever 10 which is rigid with the crank portion 8 of the axle extendsforwardly along one side of the wagon body 6 and is designed to engage acatch upon the frame 3, the said cat-ch being constituted by a standardll having a notch 12 in one side thereof. It will also be observed thata spring strip 13 projects upwardly along the standard and is designedto bear against the lever 10 and normally retain the same in engagementwith the notch. In the present instance the rear end of the lever 10 issecured to an upri ht bar 14 connectedto the crank portion of the axle Sand a diagonal brace 15 is utilized to insure a rigid join\t projection16 extends laterally from the wagon body 6 and is designed to engage thelever 10 and prevent the dumping ofthe wagon when the said lever is inengagement with the standard 11. It will thus be a parent that inthenormal position'of tic vehicle body the same is held against swingingmovement in one direction by the arms 9 and in the opposite direction bythe projec-' tion 16 engaging the lever 10. However by disengaging thelever from the standard 11 and swin ing the same upwardly the wagon bodywill be revolved about its axis and caused to assume a dumpingposition.-

For the purpose of retaining the wagon body in a .dum ing position until-the vehicle has been rawn away from the mate rial dumped a cable 17 isutilized which extends around the bottom of the wagon body,

one end of the cable being secured directly to the said wagon body whilethe op osite end is wound upon a drum 18 carrie by a transverse shaft 19journaled upon the frame of the vehicle under the transverse bars 5. Acoil spring 20 surrounds a portion of the shaft and normally operates torotate the drum 18 in such a manner as to wind 11 the cable 17. One endof the shaft 19 carries a ratchet wheel 21 engaged by a gravity pawl 22,the said pawl and ratchet cooperating to prevent unwinding of the cable17 from the drum. that when the Wagon body is swung rearwardly into adumping position the slack thereby produced in the cable will beautomatically wound up by the drum 18 due to the action of the spring 20and that the'pawl 22 will engage the ratchet wheel 21 to preventsubsequent unwinding of the cable. In this manner the Wagon body isretained in a dumping position until the vehicle has been drawn awayfrom the material dumped and it is desired to again swing the wa on bodyinto an upright position. The paw 22 is then disengaged from the ratchetwheel and the lever 10 swung downwardly and caused to engage the notch12 of the standa.cl, the said lever in its downward moveinent engagingthe projection 16 and cansing the wagon body to swing forwardly.Suchmovementof the wagon body again unwinds the cable 17 from the drumand places the spring 20 under tension. The pawl 22 is then again movedinto engagement with the ratchet wheel and the wagon is again ready foruse. In the present instance a crank handle 23 is shown as applied toone of the extremities of the shaft 1.9.

aving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

.1. The combination of a running gear, a wagon body pivotall mountedupon the running gear, means or movin the wagon body into a dumpingposition, a rum mounted upon the running ear, a cable connected to theWagon bodyan adapted to be wound upon the drum to retain the wagon bodyin a dumping position, and means for automatica cable when the wagon isdumped.

2. The combination of a running gear, a wagon body pivotally mountedupon the running gear, means for swinging the wagon body into a dumpingposition, a drum mounted upon the running gear a cable connected to t ewagon body and ads. ted to be wound upon the drum to hold t e wagon Itwill thus be apparent ly revolving the drum to take up the 7 body forenga the wagon body adapted to body in a dumping position, means forautomatically revolving the drum to take up slack from the cable, and apawl and ratchet mechanism for preventing unwinding of the cable fromthe drum 3. The combination of a running gear, a wagon body looselymounted upon the runnir g gear, means for tilting the 'Wagon body into adumping position, a cable connected to the wagon body, a spring actuateddrum for automatically taking up the slack in the cable when the wagonis dumped, and means for preventing unwinding of the cable from thedrum.

4. The combination of a running gear comprising a frame and an axlehaving acrank portion, a wagon body mounted upon the crank portion ofthe axle, an arm projecting from the wagon body for en aging the frame,a dumping lever rigid with the crank portion of the axle, a projectionupon the wagon body for engaging the dumping lever, and meanscooperating with the dumping lever to hold the wagon body in an uprightposition. I 5. The combination of a running gear comprisin a frame andacrank axle, a wagon b0 y mounted upon the crank portion of the axle, anarm carried by the wagon in the frame, a dumping ever rigid wit 51ccrank portion of the axle, a .projection upon the wagon. body adapted toenga ethe dumping lever and to cooperate with t e before mentioned armto retain the Wagon body in an upright osition, means for locking thedumping ever to the frame, and means for retaining the wagon body in adumping position.

6. The combination of a running gear coinprisin a frame and a crankaxle, a Wagon bod y mounted upon the crank portion of the axle,

crank portlon of the axle, a pro ection upon enga e the dumping lever,means for locking t e dumpin lever to the frame, the said projection andarm cooperating to retain the wagon body in an upright position when thelever is locked to the frame, and a drum and cable mechanism forretaining the wagon body in a dumpmg position.

n testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR MAXWELL. [1,. 3.] Witnesses:

Gaming WAGNER, LASH O. HARBAUGH.

an arm projecting from the wagon body, a dumping lever rigid with the

